Global Development

Catalyzing the New Mobility in Cities

Benjamin de la Peña, Robert Albright

This report focuses on innovative business and service models that are beneficial to the urban poor, both as users and providers of urban transportation.

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Mark Kramer at the Nestlé Central & West Africa CSV Forum

FSG's Mark Kramer participated in the Nestlé CSV Forum on “The Role of Business in Food Security and Nutrition” on Sept. 17 & 18, 2012 in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Shared Value in Emerging Markets

Greg Hills, Patty Russell, Veronica Borgonovi, Alex Doty, Lakshmi Iyer

Innovative business strategies can create sustainable impact at scale for poor or vulnerable individuals.

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Evaluation of UN Women's Work on Gender Responsive Budgeting in India

Lalitha Vaidyanathan, Veronica Borgonovi, Akanksha Thakore, Katya Balasubramanian, Malika Anand

Mixed-methods evaluation of UN Women’s Gender-Responsive Budgeting work in India from 2001-2011.

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What Is Collective Impact?

This series of short videos describes the concept of collective impact, and shows the 5 conditions of collective impact in action using The Elizabeth River Project and The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) as examples.

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Shared Value in Côte D'Ivoire: Creating a Vibrant Cocoa Sector

Andy Harner, Global Cocoa Director for Mars Chocolate, discusses working with FSG on a shared value initiative to support farmers and cocoa production in Côte D'Ivoire.

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Catalytic Philanthropy In India

Nidhi M. Reddy, Lalitha Vaidyanathan, Katyayani Balasubramanian, Kavitha Gorapalli, Sharad Sharma

This collaborative report from FSG and the Indian School of Business explores how India's largest givers can help solve critical social problems.

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Creating Shared Value in India

Veronica Borgonovi, Simon Meier, Manjari Sharda, Lalitha Vaidyanathan

“Creating shared value” is gaining traction worldwide; examine how companies in India are contributing to inclusive growth – and gaining competitive advantage.

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NS Raghavan on Way to Change Indian Philanthropy

Naren Karunakaran

Nadathur S. Raghavan's plan to chaperone Indian philanthropy from a charitable, crisis-alleviation mode to a sector that can take on larger developmental issues. The emphasis of his strategy is to engender transformational change through collective impact.

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Rethinking International Development in a Converging World

Gib Bulloch, Chris Jurgens and Peter Lacy

This report from Accenture Development Partnerships explores the concept of "Convergence" which calls for cross-sector collaboration among NGO's, governments and corporations to solve global development problems.

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Exploring the Links between International Business and Poverty Reduction

Oxfam America, The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller

This in-depth study examines the economic and social impact of the The Coca-Cola Company and SABMiller value chain on communities in El Salvador and Zambia using the poverty footprint methodology developed by Oxfam.

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Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): U.S. Advocacy Landscape

Mark Kramer, Jennifer Splansky, Jason Lee, Megumi Tsutsui, Matt Wilka

This research summarizes the U.S. advocacy landscape for global access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, and suggests goals to drive future advocacy.

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Collective Impact

Mark Kramer, John Kania

Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

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Smallholder Farmer Development: International Donor Funding Trends

Marc Pfitzer, Valerie Bockstette, Simon Meier, Jessica Davies

Agricultural development, and more specifically, the critical role of smallholder farmers, has received renewed attention from the global community in the past few years. Smallholders represent one of the world's most exciting and important development opportunities.

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Improving the Livelihoods of Palm Oil Smallholders: the Role of the Private Sector

Adeeb Mahmud, Matthew Rehrig, Greg Hills

Smallholders represent a critical component of the palm oil industry, as well as a significant opportunity to improve livelihoods in resource-poor settings.

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Anti-Corruption as Strategic CSR: A Call to Action for Corporations

Greg Hills, Leigh Fiske, Adeeb Mahmud

Engaging in anti-corruption strategies is an opportunity for corporations to improve competitiveness while limiting diversion of resources from disadvantaged populations.

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Market Development Investments by Agricultural Input Companies: Transforming Smallholder Agriculture

Marc Pfitzer, Ramya Krishnaswamy, Claudia Genier

This report demonstrates how companies providing services to farmers in poor countries are transforming smallholder agriculture, making it sustainable.

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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Agrifood Sector: Harnessing Innovation for Sustainable Development

Claudia Genier, Mike Stamp, Marc Pfitzer

This review of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the agrifood sector paints a landscape of opportunity won and lost and encourages the most promising strategies and collaborative approaches.

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The Role of the Health Care Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity

Adeeb Mahmud, Marcie Parkhurst

This report provides an overview and critical assessment of the ways pharmaceutical companies expand economic opportunities in developing countries.

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The Role of the Food and Beverage Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity

Marc Pfitzer, Ramya Krishnaswamy

Pioneering firms are improving lives of food & beverage workers in developing countries by satisfying their consumption and income needs.

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Volunteering for Impact: Best Practices in International Corporate Volunteering

Greg Hills, Adeeb Mahmud

This report highlights effective practices for international corporate volunteering (ICV) by examining two principal models: local and cross-border volunteering.

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A New Challenge for Global Companies: Successfully Managing MLO and NGO Relationships

Kyle Peterson

Multinational companies today are investing the time and talent to ensure that their relationships with multilateral organizations (MLOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are active and positive.

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Why Engage the Public Sector and How?

Greg Hills, Maximilian Martin

This article explores different ways in which foundations can interact with governments in order to achieve social impact.

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Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

Martha Lagace

How can a nonprofit increase its social impact? The answer could be in the power of strategic networks--mobilizing resources beyond organizational boundaries to achieve their social aims.

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SEED Funds: A Powerful New Approach to Corporate Social Investment

Greg Hills

Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED) Investment Funds use corporate funds and expertise to stimulate investment in for-profit enterprises that address social problems and foster economic development.

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